from TheWashCycle by washcycle
To celebrate National Bike Month, the NHTSA teamed up with AAA to ask cyclists to ride safely. Together, they’ve started Roll Model
a campaign reminding parents and caregivers to set positive examples that encourage children and teens to ride safely, this month and every month.
Why AAA? Don’t they still have work to do with drivers?
I guess they feel they can sell hotel discounts, complain about losing road space to bike lanes and give out bad advice all at once.
And what’s the first lesson in bike safety? Always wear a properly-fitting bicycle helmet.
No. No it isn’t. That might be tenth. But knowing how to operate a bicycle, the rules of the road, how to ride in traffic, having a bike that operates properly, using lights at night etc…All of those come before a helmet. They list wearing a helmet first, and driving safely last. Nothing like pushing the responsibility onto kids. I’m not one to get behind the Copenhagenize conspiracy-theory idea that car organization push helmets on cyclists, but ….well that’s what’s going on here.
Remember, bicycles on the road must follow the same laws as motorized vehicles.
Wrong again. Bicycles on the road must follow the law, the same as motorized vehicles, but the law is not the same for both. For example, cyclists can often turn without signaling but drivers can not.
Anyway, could DOT really not find a bike organization to team up with? It looks like all AAA did was spring for a webpage.
https://www.thewashcycle.com/2011/05/next-lab-teams-up-with-dot-to-ask-motorists-to-wear-fireproof-jumpsuits.htmloldId.20110504115427867